Burglarproof door



l 'n `animen M. WEINsTEIN',

1 proof door, the upper part fof which isiproy holdups which have beenkso common iHthe-factthat there are inner and outer bullet- .V ao

vijand' 'Patented Mar. '4, y1930 i TES" or ciIIoAGo, ILLINOIS nBURGLARPBOOF noon c n A l i f-appiiciion mediiecember i y This inventionrelates to' burglar proof `doorsadaptedfor 'use in connection withV-rapartments andjdwellings or the'like, and k:the objectfthereof is toconstruct a burglar 1 vided with a sight opening through which ri f thevoccupant of thel apartmentor dwelling *can view th'eiparty on theyouter side ofthe :doorbefore opening the sainefwhen the doorlobellrings, said upper Vpart or panel having one or moretransparentpanels of bullet and :burglar proofglass toV provide thesight opening;V and having*anV opaque. movable or f1 kvslidablelpanelofl woodjy or meta-l or other suit- 1.5 ableimaterial v by means of'which view 4from vthe outsidecan ybeex''cluded orthe panel kmay gheoperated to adinitlight,A sun or to permit lView from .fthe insidev orvontside when ,desired,`.thon'gh Ordinarily the 'pri-'mary pur- V20 poseisto permit the Voccupant ofr the apart- I ment or dwelling tooperatethepanel to view "the partyonthe'outside ofthe door before openingV thedoor,y thus *providing va. boon to lthe prevention of burglariesori'obberies and agAnimportant-feature .of the invention is jpioofpanels andfaspacebetween the same iandshoiil'd 'Wa' bulletl pierce,lcrack or break `,theouterglassjpan'el theinner one will prevent thebullet passing through and injuring the occupant. f i f Other objectsand advantages will be ap-V parent as the description proceeds. l

In the accompanying drawings: Figurel is a front" elevation of a burglar@proof door constructed iiiy accordance with l*the invention. n l. f

"Figure 2`is asectional view taken vertically on the section linel 262of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken horizontally on the section line 3-@3of Figure 1. Referring` to the drawings in detail, 'in .which likevreference -charactersl designate corresponding partsth'roughout theseveral views, t designates the frame of the door. consisting of sidesections or upright stiles- 5 extendingl through the thickness thereofadapted to vacconiinodatethe movable panel,

having a'shank 13 connected to the panel as 7,1192?. serial N0.235,'361;

" and top and ybottom lsections or rails 6 and 7 respectively, thelatter rail being preferably wider than theforinerbut not necessarilyso. The side sections 5 are grooved ormortised on the inside to providecentral grooves 8 between inwardly projecting ribs or tongues '9.Thelatter are spaced froml Ythe opposite facesof the door fra-ine toprovide rabbets or recesses 10'on opposite sides.

The top yand bottoni sections '6v and 7'` are similarly formedattheirinner or bottom and :upper faces respectively, and ,ati theirends to'iit the inneredgesof' the side sections and be #glued ytheretoor otherwise fastened to form the'frarne structure. f Y

Within thel grooves or slideway provided by t'hefgrooves 8 isfitted aslidable panel 11 of opaque`v material lsuch as wood, metal or fcomposition 4material if desired, but preferablywoodjsince the same islight, although metal may be used in view ofits strength and additionalprotection provided. This panel is adapted to move in a pocketformedbetween the two sides of the door, preferably to slide up andv down'vertically and may bel operated in the same manner vas'automobilewindows or in any other well known inanner. v i

-As shown, it k'isprovided' with a handle 12 indicated at 121 near thelower edge of the andl corresponding to a similar panel 16A "at theouter yside of the door. These lower panels 16 arefitted in the recesses10 and secured thereto in any well Vknown linanner'. Thesepanels arearranged below the Vcross. strips 17-xextending between and confnectingthe side sections 5' and seated in the opposite recesses 10'..

Inf the recesses'lO at opposite sides of the panely 11 which is slidableas heretofore den scribed, fare disposed burglarfor bullet proof glassor other transparent, semi-transparent vor translucent panels 18 whichare secured in position in' any `well known manner as by lmeans/ofmolding strips 19 at'the sides vrand bullet proof'glass is of the typenow ymanu-xVv at the top and bottom andl on opposite sides of the doorframe. rIhis burglar proof and factured for armoured cars or the likeand may be wired or not, asdesired. It will be apparent from Figure 2 ofthe drawings that the transparent burglar proof. and bulletproof glasspanels rest upon the cross strips 17 between which latter the movable orslidable panel 11 may pass due to thel spacing of said strips 17 andv itis obvious that vthe panels 18 may be of'any suitable transparentmaterial other than glass as longfas the sameis lburglar proof andbullet proof.

The strips 17 preferably have. ribs 'or tongues20 which extend upbetweenthe movable panel 11 and the transparent means or panelsas clearly..shown in Figure 2..l TheV vertical stripsv21 are provided on the panels16'spaced from the side'sections 5 and connecting thel bottom section l7and'strips 17. The panels 16', however, are each formedA in onesectionrasheretofore described and secured in, position, reinforced andornamented by thecentral vertical strips 21 andmolding strips 22 on theopposite sides, while the strips 23 at the top and bottom areindependent strips formed with orattached to the @bottom section 7 andstrips ,17 at opposite sides of the strips 16. All of the molding stripsare cut diagonally at the corners'to fit together yso that the strips 23at.thetovpV and bottom give the effect of two stripsto receivethe-reinforcing intermediate strips 21 ofthe panels 16 and the moldingstrips 22`where they meet ywith the Ybottom section 7 and the strips 17.The shank 13 isturned into a notch 15 to hold the panel 11 raised.

The panel 11 preferably terminates near the bottom of the oppositestrips 17 as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1 and as shown inFigure 2 while the panels 16 provide a space between them at the bottomto accommodate the panel 11 whenlowered by movement of the handle 12 andyits shank 13 inthe slot 15 when turned and disengaged from a support-Aing position in the notch 15 and lowered by the occupant from theinside. When loW- y ered, the movable'panel 11 may be supported on`aiiller strip2t disposed between the panel sections 16 as'indicated atFigure 1 in dotted linesat the bottom ofthe door and clearly designatedinV section' in Figure V2,"soy as lto support :the-movablepanel 11when'slid to the bottom position to provide al sight opening throughwhich the occupantof the'apartment Forv dwelling can View the party konthe outer side of the Ydoor before opening the same.'

However, it is obvious that the movable or slidable panel 11 may beopenedanydesired distance and that the opening need onlybe sufficient topermit the View of the caller. f From the foregoing', itwill be obviousthat have provided a very simple and desirable i form of burglar. proofdoorthrough which n tion'Y when the movablepanelis disposed theoccupantmay readily view a person call-vv i, i y ing v'atthe doorWithout'opening the same Y and if an intruder, to prevent burglary orholdups hence the burglar proof and bullet,-

proof panels 18 will prevent bodily harm, as *"70 i' the same willprevent bullets lpiercing the door. VHowever, the movable or; jslidablepanel 11 instead of ybeing of wood may be'ofv Y metal to furtherfacilitate this. urthermore, it is to be understoodV that only one ofthebul- While `l i have described my invention Ain ak 'let-proof panels18 may be provided on the 75 outerside of the movableor slidable panel-Y js 11 and still accomplish the objects of the in- Y 'vention l 7preferred form, itisjto ybe undersftood'that i various changes in therelations of'parts and l' modifications may. be madevWithout-,departingvfrom the spiritand scope of the inven-v i.

tion. f- `What I Yclaim is 'l 1. A .burglar proof `doorhaving inner andY r` outer bullet prooftransparentpanels near the y Y top, a movable.opaque panel between the same,k the lower 'portion lofthe door being'`slotted, a handle carried `by the opaque mov. Vable panel and extendingl,into the-slot for raising and lowering said movable panelfand means tosupport the handle ina top .-po'sia raised position over the bulletproofpanels. 2. A burglar proof doorhaving an opening lower part with apanel-receivingy pocket in` termediate the two sidesof said-door andvcomrnunicating with said opening, anopaque panel slidably'moun'ted-withrespectptoy saidl opening and pocket and adapted in itsupperhoused insaid pocket, "operating means forV f said opaque panel, and panels ofbullet proof through the upperfpart and 'formed in its ymost positiontok completely close [said open-hy ing,` and in its lower-most positionto betios transparent material closing the opposite sides ofA said`opening.'

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